Zeïna Sahelí, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Zeïna Sahelí

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1983

Place of Birth: Dakar, Senegal

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Senegal

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Zeïna Sahelí

  • Zeïna Sahelí (born September 13, 1983) is a Senegalese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.
  • Saheli competed for Senegal in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
  • She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:07.33.
  • She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including 15-year-olds Maria Awori of Kenya Nathalie Lee Baw of Mauritius.
  • Storming from sixth at the final turn, Saheli held off a sprint battle from Uganda's Supra Singhal to hit the wall by 0.78 seconds in 1:07.37.
  • Saheli failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fifty-first overall in the prelims.

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